Joseph A. DeMillo

Era: World War II

Military Branch: Army

Joseph A. DeMillo entered active army duty March 11, 1943.

Commissioned First Lieutenant and served as a wheel vehicle maintenance officer with the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment in Normandy, Northern France, Ardennes, and Central Europe.

Awarded:

Military Willems Order
American Campaign Medal
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with four bronze battle stars
Word War II Victory Medal
Belgian Fourragere

Relieved from active duty February 23, 1946, Camp McCoy, Wisconsin.

Source: Hometown Heroes: The Saint Louis County World War II Project, page 67.